Category Archives: Technology

One Hundred Years Ago, Lawrence of Arabia killed the Railroad – March 1923: Transjordan

Posted on 2023-03-25 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. Not quite a hundred, but still more than thirty years ago, I was in Australia as an exchange student. I don’t think I have ever told stories from that time, because back then, we still took pictures … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Iran, Islam, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Technology, Travel, UK, World War I | Tagged , , , , | 13 Comments

The Secret Space Program of Yugoslavia

Posted on 2022-09-23 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. After my brother and I unexpectedly and rather accidentally discovered a secret Yugoslav submarine port in Montenegro (please read that story first, otherwise this one won’t make any sense), we were still completely excited and out of … Continue reading →

Posted in Bosnia–Herzegovina, Cinema, Croatia, History, Military, Montenegro, Technology, USA | Tagged , | 8 Comments

One Hundred Years Ago, the Digging began – December 1921: Rhine-Main-Danube Canal

Posted on 2021-12-29 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. The whole world is making fun of Germany, because it took us over 20 years to build a new airport for Berlin. There is a podcast about this, aptly named “How to fuck up an Airport“. Malicious … Continue reading →

Posted in China, Economics, Europe, Germany, History, Romania, Technology | Tagged , , , , , | 9 Comments

A Shortcut through the Nuclear Power Plant

Posted on 2021-12-19 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung. The Neckar in southwest Germany is a lovely little river. Not as boisterous as the Nile. Not as artificially straightened as the Panama Canal. Not as raging as the Zambezi. But also not as boring as the … Continue reading →

Posted in German Law, Germany, Law, Technology | Tagged , | 12 Comments

To Stockholm, on a Train of Uncharted Consciousness

Posted on 2021-08-30 by Andreas Moser

Wenn Ihr Deutsch könnt, lest diesen Bericht lieber auf Deutsch. Das ist das Original. Ungekürzt. Und um Längen besser. I slept very bad. Got almost no sleep at all. Although I am constantly traveling and have been to five continents … Continue reading →

Posted in Denmark, Germany, Photography, Sweden, Technology, Travel | Tagged , , , , | 20 Comments

The Danger of Digits and Digitalization

Posted on 2021-02-03 by Andreas Moser

“Wow, already 28 likes and three comments,” she thought, proud of having run five miles in less than 45 minutes for the first time. But still only 291 Instagraph followers, she checked to her disappointment, for the fifth time that … Continue reading →

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The most stupid plan of all times

Posted on 2020-07-28 by Andreas Moser

The battle of El-Alamein, crazy scientists, a great idea and nuclear explosions. Actually, a stupid idea and nuclear explosions. Continue reading →

Posted in Egypt, Germany, History, Military, Technology, World War II | 21 Comments

But what about the Comet?

Posted on 2020-07-22 by Andreas Moser

A flashback into the good old times… Continue reading →

Posted in Germany, Life, Time, Technology | Tagged , , | 10 Comments

Flight to Horta

Posted on 2020-05-15 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung dieser Geschichte. On the plane to the island of Faial, I notice that many people have brought thick books with them. An island seems to be a good place to read, and I wonder why people, if … Continue reading →

Posted in Azores, History, Portugal, Technology, Travel | Tagged , | 8 Comments

How Climate Change will end

Posted on 2020-01-31 by Andreas Moser

Many big issues are at their heart debates between optimists and pessimists – with some pretentious self-declared realists thrown into the mix. This is also true about climate change. Will we develop carbon-neutral technologies? Or can we capture the carbon … Continue reading →

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